i finally got my dream machine home... 54 Caddy

first i would like to thank Lee (53burb) Steve (2xcrash) and Norm (chopped50ford). they all where involed in me getting my dream machine. i have always wanted a caddy and now i finally have one. Thanks guys


here it is, in all it's glory.











my plans are to bag it and let (lownslow) do his thing with the paint. i want a very mild custom. Groucho's Caddy has the look.

 

Congrats Dante!


FONZI

 

Nice ride Dante! Man I'm jealous. Do you still have the Chevy?

 

Congrats Dante!
Those Caddy's a smooooth!!!!!

 

hey mate,

congrats! they too are one of my killer all time rides, id love to have one! they look seriously hot when chopped but then again, can look great with nothing more then a serious lowering job and some nice paint!

Danny

 

Congrats. The 56 Olds I have just got on the road was in a very similar condition to your Caddy. I know you have got a heap of work ahead of you, but it's worth it in the end.

 

Nice ride 'to be',post some tech when you do the bags.Appreciation from a fellow cadillac nutter.

 

far out!
I dig those caddys, I know yours will be killer.

 

Kool Ride lowsprings.
My roomate knew about one in our town for twenty years.
He was able to buy it this year-he got it for cheap.
Last month it rolled away(you know they have no park right)and hit a mobile home.
He was bummed it smashed his drivers side fender.
Well good luck came after bad and he found a 54 four door w/ good fenders.
We are tearing it up right now.
Let me know if you could use any four door stuff.
He kept some stuff but ditching others

 

thanks guys.... Caddy's to me have always been the ultimat cruisers. i will keep this one to the end. i love caddy's always have always will.

tooslow54...yes i still have the chevy, it belongs to my wife now.

mad-cad... i'll do a tech on it. it's weird how it has 3" blocks on it now and has about 7"-8" still of rear end travel. the trunk area looks like i won't have to cut into the floor to box anything up. almost as if they where meant for airbags.

dirtybird... check your PM's

 

Another car saved!
Nice score, keep us posted!

 

kool ride! Congrats Dante!

 

Where did you find that? I dig the new upholstery Congrats Dante.Did Pricilla Know? Eddie

 

haha that's how come the chevy belongs to her now. she said "if you want another project. then you wont need the chevy anymore". so she took it over.

you should have seen the interior prior to the blankets.

 

hope you got all the trim caddy parts get expensive quick.

you sould be able to get it to sit really low with just c notching the frame.

my 50 caddy was set up with a 2" c notch and 3" blocks dearched springs and sat really low. you are going to have to cut the wheel houses to get it to sit any lower then mine did.

 

Slag Kustom.... i did get most of the trim. however i am missing 2 left front windshield trim. the rest is all there.

i have your caddy saved on my files already. looks good, i saw when you where selling it.

 

Congratulations.....54 is my favourite caddy year.....they stopped making good ones after that y'know! I've come close to buyin' a black 54 CDV TWICE (the same car each time).....and it's just been the wrong time for me to do anything. I'm hoping "third time's the charm!" (or however that saying goes!)

Have fun with the kustomizing! Keep us posted with progress too!

 

Right on!

 

Congrats bro

L

 

Buck me! So I take it the Ford only has a few more bbq's left in her before ya retire it?

Lucky boy!
**x

 

Congrats on the new ride, ca'nt wait to see build pics.

RRR

 

Brandy.... i have about 2 more bbq's left in the truck. then i'll be driving my 54 chevy. the caddy is getting all my attention that it requires. it'll will be a driving progress though.

 

Dante, I have quite a bit of "extra" stuff...including the w/s pieces if you don't find it out there...off my '55...they are similar ya know? Also, my bro has some trim and stuff left over from his '54 Caddy...PM me with your needs!

R-

 

Cool man!

Don't you love driving behind the fletbed. . . just seeing your car move down the road (even if it's on a flatbed) is pretty cool. I always take photos of that too.

That's a big flat backyard you have. . . seems like you'll either have to fill it with cars just to keep the weeds down.

 

That's one nice ride, I really like the '49 to 55 models. Keep us updated.

 

Congrats to you my brother! Maybe if ya grew out that facial hair a little more than you can be as kool as The Rev. Billy G. crus'in his Cadzzilla around Hollywood. I am going to see him at the City Walk signing his new book. I am all goose bumped. One Kool Kat that I have always wanted to meet. I can't wait till I see how that Caddy turn's out for ya. KNUX!

 

no more up hill driveways, come alongs, or swamp for me. plenty of space but no garage.

 

Congrats Dante! I know that thing will turn out bad*** with all your skill...lucky ******* : )

 

Nice Car!